The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2189
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:53 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 58.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.36° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.98° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.