The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 1940
Waning Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
2:53 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 215
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 0.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.90° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.07° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.