The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2082
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
11:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1971
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.66° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.88° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.