The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2040
Waxing Crescent
32.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
1:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.5%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 69.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.59° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.55° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| 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.