The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2194
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:49 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3357
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.72° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.80° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.