The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2048
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
7:58 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.95° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.24° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.