The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 17.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.35° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.55° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.