The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2135
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2626
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.82° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.13° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.