The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
4:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1044
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 | 164.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.9° / 344.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.36° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.97° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.