The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2106
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
6:17 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.35° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.19° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.