The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2169
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
2:33 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 287.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -9.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.73° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.31° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.