The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 1979
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.95° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.66° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.