The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2104
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
3:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 295.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.05° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.54° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.