The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 19, 2178
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
11:13 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 26.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.52° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.71° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.