The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2157
Waning Gibbous
68.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
10:46 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2898
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.28° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.11° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.