The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2114

Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

100.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
33°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
14.6 days
Distance
406,300 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
2367

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

  2. Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  3. Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:27 PM, is deepest at 2:03 PM and ends at 3:39 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

Exact values

For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun179.18°
Phase angle1.54°
Illuminated fraction99.98%
Altitude / azimuth-61.7° / 312.9°
Right ascension / declination15h 43m / -18.34°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude237.61° / 1.31°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.22° / -1.34°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude0.73° / -0.40°
Position angle of the axis11.5°
Position angle of the bright limb326.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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