The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2079
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
7:48 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.53° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.94° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.