The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1947
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:28 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 316.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.36° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.15° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| 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.