The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1918
Waxing Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -58
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 | 84.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.00° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.52° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.