The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2057
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
6:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.58° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.25° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| 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.