The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 19, 2153
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
5:15 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2849
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 4.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.93° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.42° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.