The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2200
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
11:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3430
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 | 37.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.22° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.57° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.