The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 1949
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
11:13 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 326
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 | 26.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.33° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.09° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.