The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2068
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 345.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.44° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.70° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.