The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1962
Waning Crescent
11.0% 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
4:28 AM
5:40 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 6.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.43° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.76° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.