The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1948
Waning Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
12:01 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 264.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.36° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.06° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| 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.