The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 30, 2185
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
10:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3246
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 | 19.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.96° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.62° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.