The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2116
Waning Gibbous
86.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.3%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 223.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.87° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.66° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.