The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2044
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1501
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.41° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.27° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.