The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2116
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:42 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2392
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.94° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.13° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.