The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2003
Waning Crescent
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
8:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 354.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.20° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.31° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.