The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2047
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1539
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 | 67.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.33° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.04° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.