The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 1997
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
1:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 919
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.67° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.93° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.