The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2119
Waxing Crescent
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
2:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2428
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.61° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.83° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.