The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1983
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
2:37 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 58.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.05° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.35° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.