The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2079
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
9:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1934
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.85° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.31° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 144.5° |
| 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.