The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 1934
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 68.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.43° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.