The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1961
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:47 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 474
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.66° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 357.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.