The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2046
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
4:14 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 302.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 236.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 8.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.67° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.07° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.