The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2039
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
8:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1439
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.09° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.73° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.2° |
| 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.