The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 19, 2004
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:17 AM
9:34 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1007
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 | 5.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.07° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.21° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.