The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2155
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 353.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.74° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.09° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.