The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1960
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
3:06 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 462
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 | 292.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.40° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.12° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.