The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2031
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
7:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 173.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.95° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.67° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.