The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1971
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
3:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 598
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 | 294.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.08° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.34° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.