The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2072
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
7:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 155.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 4.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.83° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.80° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.