The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2069
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
7:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.06° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.31° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.