The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2081
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
1:18 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1959
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.13° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.61° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.