The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2154
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
2:35 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.36° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.51° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.