The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2137
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
5:43 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.93° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.12° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.