The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
2:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 313
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.33° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.78° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.