The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2160
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
3:00 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.10° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.15° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.