The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2454
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 | 160.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.74° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.57° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.