The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1974
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
3:39 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 303.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -6.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.64° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.79° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| 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.