The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2187
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
1:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.01° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.42° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.