The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2039
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:30 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1438
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 | 293.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.24° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.37° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.