The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1996
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 24.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.79° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.52° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.