The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 1957
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 426
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 15.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.12° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.40° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.