The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2109
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2306
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 | 9.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.63° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.63° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.