The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2143
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
12:16 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2726
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 | 60.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.83° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.19° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.