The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2038
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
5:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 204.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 7.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.21° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.76° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.