The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2058
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1674
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.62° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.93° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.