The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2025
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
12:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1267
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 | 48.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.55° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.71° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.