The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
10:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.92° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.81° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.