The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2130
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:39 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.25° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.22° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.