The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2196
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
12:51 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.95° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.26° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.