The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2022
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.16° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.75° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.