The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% 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
8:37 PM
5:15 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3394
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 | 171.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 324.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.29° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.58° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.