The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2115
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:22 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2380
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.35° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.62° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.