The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2788
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 | 34.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.69° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.51° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.