The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2050
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
4:10 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 308.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.61° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.83° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.