The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 1945
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
1:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.22° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.35° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.