The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2200
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:51 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3430
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:37 PM, is deepest at 12:37 AM and ends at 1:36 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -15.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.01° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.94° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.