The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 30, 2188
Waxing Crescent
19.3% 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
9:48 AM
12:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3283
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 | 51.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.06° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.47° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.