The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2017
Waxing Crescent
23.8% 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
10:22 AM
12:11 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1167
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 | 58.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.63° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.41° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.