The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2132
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2590
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 | 72.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.44° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.20° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.