The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2183
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
3:01 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 296.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.04° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.88° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.