The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2001
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
2:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 969
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.75° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.14° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.