The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
9:37 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3059
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.78° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.66° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.