The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 | 42.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.20° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.52° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.