The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2042
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
5:27 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 325.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -5.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.57° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.50° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.