The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2118
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
5:17 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.31° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.30° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.