The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1911
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
10:02 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -144
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.96° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.22° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.