The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1919
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:39 AM
9:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -45
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.48° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.39° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.