The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
3:44 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2045
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 | 122.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 43.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.66° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.72° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.