The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2027
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
3:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1291
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 | 293.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.