The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2047
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:51 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 | 60.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.90° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.38° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| 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.