The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
2:57 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 78
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.69° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.59° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.