The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2156
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
5:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 | 328.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.50° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.94° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.