The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 1981
Waning Crescent
11.8% 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
4:24 AM
5:32 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 722
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 | 320.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 6.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.27° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.58° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.