The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2142
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
12:43 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2714
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 | 71.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.21° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.45° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.