The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2105
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
7:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
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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 | 195.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.48° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.28° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.