The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2172
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 336.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 183.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.72° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.47° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.