The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2049
Waning Gibbous
93.3% 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
11:20 PM
8:08 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1563
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.08° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.84° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| 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.