The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
9:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 6.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.21° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.