The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2120
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
12:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.30° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.27° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.