The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2052
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.74° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.95° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.