The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 1991
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 845
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.66° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.