The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:08 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 172.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.8° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.62° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.18° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.