The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
4:10 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 | 118.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 39.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.82° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.44° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.