The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 30, 2199
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:17 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3419
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 | 62.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.37° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.23° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.