The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 2016
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
2:36 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1155
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 | 284.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.61° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.07° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.