The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1991
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:21 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.29° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.98° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.