The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1901
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
6:04 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -269
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.00° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.44° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.