The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2094
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2120
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.54° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.82° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.