The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2167
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
5:55 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3021
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 331.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 182.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.21° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.18° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.