The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 20, 2196
Waning Crescent
44.7% 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
2:12 AM
1:49 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.80° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.47° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.