The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2002
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
2:30 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.48° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.53° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.