The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 1950
Waxing Crescent
6.4% 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
7:35 AM
11:44 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 339
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.05° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.48° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.