The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
4:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1984
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.91° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.00° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.