The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1942
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:15 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 23.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.17° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.48° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| 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.