The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2154
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
12:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2861
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 | 52.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.15° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.32° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.