The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 1968
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
11:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 561
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 | 32.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.22° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.28° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.