The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
2:34 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1217
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.26° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.72° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.