The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 1924
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
7:06 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 17
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.23° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.07° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.