The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 1952
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
1:24 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 76.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.58° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.61° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.