The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2120
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.44° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.15° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| 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.