The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2148
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:35 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2788
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 | 21.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.99° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.75° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.