The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1908
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:40 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -182
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 | 192.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.49° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.21° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.