The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 31, 2030
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
8:38 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.78° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.68° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.