The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 1958
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
9:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 438
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 | 9.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.16° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.16° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.