The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 1988
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
10:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.25° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.53° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.