The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2181
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 PM
8:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3196
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 | 208.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.80° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.60° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.