The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2101
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2206
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.26° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.29° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.