The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2139
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
11:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 26.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.77° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.90° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.