The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1922
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
10:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -9
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 | 254.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.71° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.40° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.