The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2045
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
5:30 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1514
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.74° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.