The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
4:47 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 147.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.24° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.88° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.