The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2117
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
8:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 350.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.30° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.70° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| 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.