The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1944
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:55 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 264
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.68° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.33° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.