The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:46 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 165.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 341.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.25° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.13° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.