The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2148
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
7:10 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.95° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.60° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.