The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 1999
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
6:55 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 944
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 317.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.37° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.