The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2153
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
2:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2849
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.67° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.30° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.