The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1939
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
5:26 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 201
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 4.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.83° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.