The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 28, 1930
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:54 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 92
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.32° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.02° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.