The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2044
Waning Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
9:40 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -28.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.38° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.89° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.