The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Waning Crescent
11.3% 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
4:26 AM
5:37 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 957
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 | 321.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 6.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.57° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.37° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.