The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1957
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
11:22 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 247.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.95° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.05° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.