The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
4:43 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2788
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 17.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -9.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.19° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.36° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.