The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2173
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
2:24 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 61.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.39° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.90° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.