The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1941
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 227
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 | 45.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.95° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.42° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.