The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1954
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
7:07 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 199.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 279.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.78° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.07° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.