The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 1965
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 524
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° 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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.06° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.08° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| 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.