The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
2:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 684
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 | 113.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.88° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.72° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.