The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 30, 2171
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
4:19 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3071
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.64° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.41° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.