The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2178
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3159
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.60° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.48° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.