The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2085
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:51 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 310.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 225.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.17° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.95° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.