The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2081
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
12:25 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.53° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.28° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.