The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2102
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
11:31 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 28.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.22° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.72° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.