The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 1952
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
4:39 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 309.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 6.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.