The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2046
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:21 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1526
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.64° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.15° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.