The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1900
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
9:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -279
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.00° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.07° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.