The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2185
Waning Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:18 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 236.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.63° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.87° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.