The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1923
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
6:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 5
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.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.50° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.