The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 1971
Waxing Crescent
37.2% 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
12:00 PM
1:18 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 74.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 13.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.57° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.03° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.