The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2063
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1737
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 34.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.59° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.