The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, April 30, 2035

Last Quarter

50.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
50.5%
Age
22.2 days
Distance
397,500 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1389

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

  2. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun269.57°
Phase angle89.42°
Illuminated fraction50.50%
Altitude / azimuth8.2° / 241.5°
Right ascension / declination20h 46m / -15.12°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude309.73° / 2.79°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.58° / -3.20°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-95.30° / -1.32°
Position angle of the axis343.7°
Position angle of the bright limb74.9°
Apparent magnitude-10.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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