The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 44.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.05° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.30° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.