The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2010
Waxing Crescent
10.7% 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
8:25 AM
11:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 37.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.47° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.82° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.