The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
4:51 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 149.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 15.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.05° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.67° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.