The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2098
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
5:37 AM
9:22 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2169
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 | 358.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.50° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.87° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.5° |
| 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.