The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 1988
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
12:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 809
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 | 45.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.19° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.85° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.