The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2061

New Moon

0.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
74°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.2%
Age
0.2 days
Distance
357,200 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1712

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  2. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

  3. Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun2.95°
Phase angle175.40°
Illuminated fraction0.16%
Altitude / azimuth63.5° / 120.4°
Right ascension / declination3h 57m / 24.03°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude62.16° / 3.52°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.18° / -4.21°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude177.01° / 0.99°
Position angle of the axis349.5°
Position angle of the bright limb214.1°
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.

Your location

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