The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 1932
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
4:40 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.19° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.