The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2086
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
12:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 53.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.17° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.79° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.