The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1987
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 30.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.94° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.69° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.