The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
7:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1105
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 162.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.72° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.10° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.