The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2181
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
11:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.16° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.17° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.