The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2120
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
11:51 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.86° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.47° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.