The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2134
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:29 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2614
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 | 320.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 5.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.05° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.83° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.