The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2008
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
5:28 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1056
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.40° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.