The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1958
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
6:04 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 436
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 344.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.61° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.66° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.