The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 1973
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
6:13 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 329.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 195.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.04° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.86° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| 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.