The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2004
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
6:29 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1005
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 | 338.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 174.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.10° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.