The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 30, 2172
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
2:38 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 82.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.37° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.50° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.