The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2109
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:57 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2305
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.58° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.97° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.