The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
4:57 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 138.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 23.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 3.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.93° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.45° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| 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.