The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1903
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.94° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.54° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.