The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 1938
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
10:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 191
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.81° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.22° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.