The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1955
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:27 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 328.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.79° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.66° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.