The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1926
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
8:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 41
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 | 212.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.13° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.26° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.