The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1953
Waxing Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 51.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.55° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.50° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.