The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 1960
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:01 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 463
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 | 56.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 15.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.54° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.25° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.