The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 1991
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
7:30 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.62° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.19° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.