The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 1916
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
7:16 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -82
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 | 347.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.49° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.55° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.