The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2002
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
9:46 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 232.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.29° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.59° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.