The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2172
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3085
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.11° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.17° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.