The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2103
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
3:29 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 293.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.05° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.