The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2161
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
12:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 60.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.70° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.96° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.