The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2071
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
10:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.13° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.02° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.