The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1143
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 | 19.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.66° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.94° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.