The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 1938
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
7:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 189
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 | 213.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.85° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.17° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.