The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1922
Waxing Crescent
12.4% 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
9:11 AM
11:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -8
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 | 40.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.47° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.23° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.