The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2197
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
11:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3394
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 | 40.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.57° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.65° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.