The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2150
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:53 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 280.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -12.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.74° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.46° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.50° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.