The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2136
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
10:33 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 243.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.66° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.24° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.