The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2096
Waning Crescent
32.1% 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
4:19 AM
2:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2143
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 | 291.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 219.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.82° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.53° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.78° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.