The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2134
Waning Crescent
37.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
1:36 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2613
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 | 284.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.90° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.98° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.