The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2186
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3258
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.78° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.14° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.