The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2022
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
7:25 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1228
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 | 191.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.32° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.11° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| 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.