The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2046
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:27 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 224.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.81° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.73° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.