The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 1999
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:38 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 945
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.06° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.