The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1982
First Quarter
51.9% 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
12:54 PM
2:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 734
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.05° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.94° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.