The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2055
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.97° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.70° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.