The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2019
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
8:17 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.53° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.