The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2161
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
4:37 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 308.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 7.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.54° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.97° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.