The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1916
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -83
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 | 342.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.06° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.