The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2107
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
5:39 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 208.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.93° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.44° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.