The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2003
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
7:29 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.35° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.31° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.