The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2186
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
9:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3258
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.98° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.38° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.