The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2064
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
9:32 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1748
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 | 9.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.15° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.53° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.