The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2076
Waning Gibbous
98.9% 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
10:04 PM
6:56 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1897
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.76° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.05° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| 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.