The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1902
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
11:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -256
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 Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.55° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.42° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.59° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.