The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2177
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3147
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.75° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.96° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.