The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2181
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
1:11 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3196
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 | 77.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.36° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.33° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.