The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
4:42 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1476
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 | 129.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.01° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.68° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.