The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2056
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
7:26 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 192.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -14.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.88° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.65° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.