The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
4:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 156.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.92° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.38° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.