The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 30, 2168
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:56 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3034
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.41° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.52° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.