The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2036
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:03 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.79° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.61° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.