The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2198
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
5:43 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3406
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:20 PM, is deepest at 7:43 PM and ends at 9:05 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.54° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.