The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1908
New Moon
0.1% 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
5:52 AM
7:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.69° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.86° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.