The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
2:27 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 61.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.92° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.09° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.