The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2055
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
11:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 257.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.87° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.10° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.