The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2075
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:35 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1884
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 | 26.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.10° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.27° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.