The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2171
Waning Crescent
14.7% 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
4:02 AM
5:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 315.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.24° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.75° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.