The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2185
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 247.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.81° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.07° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.