The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2126
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
2:20 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2515
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.40° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.48° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.