The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2054
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
1:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1624
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.23° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.10° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.