The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2192
Waxing Crescent
33.0% 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
10:32 AM
1:48 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3331
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.32° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.68° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.