The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 1994
Waning Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
10:59 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 882
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.22° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.85° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.