The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2117
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
7:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 345.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.11° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.36° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.