The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2151
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2825
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 | 57.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.32° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.63° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| 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.