The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
2:44 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2528
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.26° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.70° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.