The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1942
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
6:38 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 239
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.18° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.