The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2040
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
2:51 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.51° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.92° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.