The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
12:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 55.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.51° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.15° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| 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.