The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2047
Waning Crescent
44.7% 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
3:04 AM
1:11 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 276.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.78° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.