The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2059
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:48 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1687
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 57.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.28° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.33° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.