The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2132
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
10:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.62° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.07° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.