The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2143
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
7:21 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.02° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.68° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.