The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 1923
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
8:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 4
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 | 15.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.29° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.80° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.