The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2164
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
4:21 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2984
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.15° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.27° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.