The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1906
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -205
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 12.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.54° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.06° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.