The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2166
Waning Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
10:58 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 244.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.23° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.