The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 1976
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 18.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.56° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.58° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.