The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
4:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 586
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 | 161.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 355.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.47° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.09° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.