The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2164
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
8:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2985
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.53° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.15° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.