The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2080
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
9:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.46° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.21° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.3° |
| 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.