The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2193
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
9:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3345
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 | 0.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.30° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 179.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.