The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2060
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
9:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.48° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.61° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.