The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2106
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
7:27 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 198.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.09° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.85° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.