The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
5:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 157.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.35° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.53° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.