The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1951
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
4:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 351
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.17° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.29° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.