The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 30, 2145
First Quarter
54.9% 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
1:29 PM
2:30 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2750
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 | 95.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.06° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.67° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| 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.