The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1999
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
12:17 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 945
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 | 57.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.14° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.63° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.