The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 1931
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
11:24 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 24.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.01° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.29° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.