The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1901
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
9:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -267
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.47° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.84° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.