The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2142
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
3:54 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 300.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 233.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.72° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.15° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.