The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2059
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
1:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 66.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.64° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.95° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.