The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1977
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
10:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 673
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.35° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.34° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.