The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 30, 2151
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
6:16 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:45 AM, is deepest at 5:03 AM and ends at 6:21 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.45° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.