The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2174
Waning Gibbous
83.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
9:09 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3109
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.95° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.67° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.