The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2146
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.66° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.65° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.