The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2027
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
2:36 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 289.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.07° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.94° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.