The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 1915
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
10:47 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -95
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.00° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.12° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.