The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2135
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:33 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.60° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.31° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.