The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 1985
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
8:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 771
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 357.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.00° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.