The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2041
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.94° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.58° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.