The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
4:15 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2749
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 211.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.54° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.45° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.