The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 1921
Last Quarter
45.4% 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
2:31 AM
1:27 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -21
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.15° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.89° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.