The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 1962
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
4:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 486
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 | 311.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.30° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.