The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2170
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3060
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 | 55.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.79° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.80° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.