The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 1998
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 56.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.92° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.22° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.