The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2068
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
8:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.70° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.07° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.