The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2145
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:51 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2750
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 | 348.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.25° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.32° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.