The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2163
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2972
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 5.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.32° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.07° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.