The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1943
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
4:32 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 251
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -5.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.76° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.61° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.