The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 1936
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 165
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 169.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.96° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.10° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.