The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2028
Waning Crescent
21.4% 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
3:21 AM
4:19 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1303
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 | 305.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.75° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.