The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2054
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
2:15 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.92° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.43° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.