The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
5:01 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 167.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.4° / 334.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.02° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.96° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.