The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2126
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 340.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 173.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.00° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.50° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.