The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2014
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
11:09 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 245.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.63° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.27° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.