The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1976
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
9:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 660
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 | 13.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.95° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.96° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.