The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 2022
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
9:26 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 2.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.29° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.89° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.2° |
| 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.