The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2133
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
7:08 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2602
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 | 197.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.63° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.24° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.