The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1961
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
9:53 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 30.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.41° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.15° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.