The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2175
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:49 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3122
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.43° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.