The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2063
Waning Gibbous
77.3% 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
12:46 AM
9:30 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1735
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 | 236.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.61° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.50° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.