The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
1:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.38° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.70° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.