The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2155
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
7:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.56° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.76° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.