The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 20, 2171
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
6:46 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 194.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.66° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.67° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.