The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2187
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
12:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3269
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.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.41° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.10° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.