The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 1912
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -131
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.8° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.78° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.