The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2143
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
12:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 73.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.91° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.96° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.