The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 1920
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
4:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -32
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 | 157.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.38° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.16° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.