The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1941
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
10:57 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 226
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 | 259.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.92° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.20° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.