The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1924
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
5:23 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 323.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.01° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.