The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2037
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
10:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1414
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 | 22.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.97° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.67° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.