The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 1901
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
3:47 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -268
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 40.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.49° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.80° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.