The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 19, 2137
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
8:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 356.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.66° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.76° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.6° |
| 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.