The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2156
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
10:37 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2887
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 | 14.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.87° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.