The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2127
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
11:03 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2528
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.62° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.18° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.