The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 30, 2180
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.00° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.14° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.