The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2188
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
3:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3282
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.59° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.13° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.