The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1930
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.21° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.90° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.