The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2183
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
7:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.01° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.73° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.