The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2110
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
6:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2316
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.81° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.98° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.