The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2175
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
4:26 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3120
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 206.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.86° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.51° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| 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.