The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1984
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
9:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 82% of the Sun is covered at 12:35 PM.
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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 | 359.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.00° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.