The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1952
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
11:47 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 362
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.93° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.64° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.