The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2113
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
12:32 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2355
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.09° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.23° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.