The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2131
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2578
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 | 52.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.74° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.91° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.