The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.21° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.20° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.