The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2142
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:36 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2713
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.00° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.78° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.