The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2162
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:56 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 72.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 11.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.49° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.15° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.