The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 1955
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
1:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 399
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 236.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.14° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.26° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.50° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.