The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 1984
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:06 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 758
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.88° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.36° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.