The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2124
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
11:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2490
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 | 39.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.51° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.41° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.