The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 1970
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
4:28 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 586
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.09° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.11° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| 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.