The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
86.4% 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
4:50 PM
4:49 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.4%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.60° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.65° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| 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.