The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1949
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.76° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.68° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.