The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2072
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
10:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1848
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.58° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.53° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.