The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
4:04 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1809
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 | 307.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.84° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.63° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.