The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2099
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
5:33 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2180
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 | 327.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.02° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.71° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.