The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
5:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 154.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 2.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.34° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.31° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| 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.