The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 1928
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
4:14 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 65
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 | 324.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.27° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.58° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.