The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1912
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
7:44 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 17% of the Sun is covered at 5:53 AM.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 159.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.09° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.07° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.