The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2105
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
7:24 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2256
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.11° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.61° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| 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.