The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
4:29 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 121.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 35.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.16° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.89° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.