The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2197
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
11:16 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3394
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.84° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.89° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| 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.