The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2056
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
10:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 29.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.48° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.86° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.