The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1952
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 363
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.98° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.96° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.