The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2177
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
11:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3146
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.92° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.28° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| 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.