The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2056
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
12:22 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.37° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.21° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.