The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2180
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
5:21 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 317.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 9.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.63° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.80° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| 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.