The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 1986
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
1:19 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.50° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.82° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.