The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
4:25 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1241
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 | 120.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 36.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.53° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.48° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.