The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2077
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1908
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 | 290.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.49° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.98° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.