The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2121
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2454
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.23° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.90° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.