The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2060
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
10:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.21° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.24° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.