The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2171
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
6:04 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:34 AM, is deepest at 11:50 AM and ends at 1:06 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 309.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.65° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 202.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.