The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2073
Waning Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
2:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 | 287.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.80° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.91° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.