The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 1902
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
12:34 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -255
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.83° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.42° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.97° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.