The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2021
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.30° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.35° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.