The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
5:40 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 168.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 339.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.45° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.51° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.