The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 1960
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 462
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.28° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.61° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.