The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2023
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
5:32 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1240
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -5.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.56° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.69° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.