The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:51 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 325.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 5.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.94° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.42° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.