The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2161
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
3:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 297.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.61° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.74° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.