The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2173
Waxing Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
1:09 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.74° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.49° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.