The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 19, 2023
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
9:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 0.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.49° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.37° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.