The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2059
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
8:13 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 214.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.46° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.47° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.