The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2133
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:32 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.42° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.