The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2038
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
5:00 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 199.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / -4.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.83° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.40° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.