The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2080
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
5:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 330.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -1.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.25° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.11° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.