The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2108
Waxing Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
1:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 72.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.97° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.07° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| 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.