The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1931
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
7:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 102
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.01° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.53° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.