The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2124
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
1:44 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 6.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.35° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.56° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.