The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2053
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
7:10 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 163.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.50° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.98° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.