The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2126
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
3:45 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2514
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 | 304.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.16° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.63° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.