The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 1965
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:57 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 523
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.63° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.38° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.