The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2136
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
9:11 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 357.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.82° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.51° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.8° |
| 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.