The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2161
Waxing Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
12:34 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 69.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.85° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.63° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.