The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2052
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
9:04 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 218.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.12° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.28° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.