The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1266
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 | 40.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.72° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.07° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.