The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 1995
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 895
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 | 10.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.13° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.39° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.