The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2127
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 64.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.67° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.48° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.