The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 1909
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
8:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 156.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.87° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.48° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.