The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1913
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
2:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -120
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.44° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.06° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.