The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
6:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 154.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / 3.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.33° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.06° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.