The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
3:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1055
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 | 294.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.42° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.44° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.35° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.