The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
4:20 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 36.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.16° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.48° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.