The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2087
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2033
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.82° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.64° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.