The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2118
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
8:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.70° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.93° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.