The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 29, 1919
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -44
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.86° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.74° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.