The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2158
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
11:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2912
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 | 37.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.41° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.76° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.