The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2052
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
11:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1601
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 | 31.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.20° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.58° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.