The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2132
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
6:31 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2590
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 295.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.68° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.81° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.