The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2076
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
5:46 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 327.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / -1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.96° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.02° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.