The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2030
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
8:10 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.77° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.03° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.