The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1993
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
7:09 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 337.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 182.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.50° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.29° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.