The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2030
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
7:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1328
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 | 342.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.99° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.43° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.