The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2200
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
1:05 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3431
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For May 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.56° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.73° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.