The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 40.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.87° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.48° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.