The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2074
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1873
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.20° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.87° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| 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.