The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2117
Waning Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
8:58 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.18° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.25° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.