The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 1962
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
6:34 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 313.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.91° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.