The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2141
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
5:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.16° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.