The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1915
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -94
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.71° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.47° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.