The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1969
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
8:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 573
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.58° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.83° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.