The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2172
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
5:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 202.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.62° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.23° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.