The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
5:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 154.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 3.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.85° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.32° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.