The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 1969
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 574
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 | 36.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.20° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.66° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.