The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1904
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
11:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -230
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 | 54.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.48° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.70° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.