The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2006
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 36.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.14° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.87° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.