The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2041
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
10:05 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1465
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.19° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.05° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.