The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2087
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
7:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 202.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.98° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.26° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.