The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2047
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
9:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.38° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.48° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.