The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2150
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.03° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.43° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.