The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2029
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1315
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.36° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.01° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.