The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2162
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.62° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.99° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.