The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2160
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
3:47 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 296.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.48° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.