The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2066
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
8:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.53° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.10° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.