The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2085
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
1:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2009
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 | 79.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 7.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.55° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.42° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.