The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2151
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.86° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.86° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.