The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2018
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 57.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.69° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.83° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.