The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 1927
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
8:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 54
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.39° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.30° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.