The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2038
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
7:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 192.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.31° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.45° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.