The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
5:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 169.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.05° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.40° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.