The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 19, 2042
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:04 AM
9:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 2.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.69° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.18° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.