The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2075
Waxing Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
12:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1885
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.07° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.63° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.