The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1927
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
8:16 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.97° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.86° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.