The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
4:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 125.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 32.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.67° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.52° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.