The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
5:18 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2466
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.03° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.12° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.