The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2151
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
9:14 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.05° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.49° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.