The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2058
Waning Crescent
30.8% 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
4:22 AM
2:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1673
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 | 292.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.71° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.17° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.