The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2144
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
6:27 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 7.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.88° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.50° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.