The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2154
Waxing Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
2:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.60° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.72° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.