The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2066
Waxing Crescent
31.0% 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
10:55 AM
1:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 67.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.11° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.57° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.