The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2177
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3146
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -9.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.20° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.67° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.