The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2088
Waning Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
4:19 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2044
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 | 310.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.37° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.43° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.