The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 1961
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:14 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 57.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.66° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.00° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.