The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 1941
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 228
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 | 50.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.34° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.06° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| 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.