The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2159
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
7:52 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 350.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.38° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.85° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.