The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1982
Waning Crescent
16.8% 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
4:23 AM
4:39 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 734
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 | 311.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / -0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.25° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.80° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.