The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Waning Crescent
12.0% 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
4:47 AM
5:05 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 | 319.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.80° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.42° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.