The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
4:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 164.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.0° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.37° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.19° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.