The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2020
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° 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.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.23° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.85° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 0.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.