The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2123
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
3:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2478
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 | 295.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.35° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.35° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.