The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1974
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
6:39 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 331.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.91° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.46° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.