The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1986
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
11:59 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 783
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.98° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.47° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.