The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
4:25 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 685
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 | 141.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 26.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.81° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.67° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.