The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 1939
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 203
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.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.97° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.98° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.