The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2031
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
4:18 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 | 310.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.93° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.01° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.