The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1963
Waning Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 498
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 | 277.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.05° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.79° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.87° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.