The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2162
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
12:18 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 60.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.44° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.37° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| 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.