The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2097
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
1:46 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.84° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.34° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.