The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1972
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.84° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.70° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.