The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
5:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1291
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 | 170.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 328.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.16° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.94° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.