The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2003
Waning Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
9:13 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 228.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.70° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.84° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.