The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
6:23 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / 0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.20° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.47° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.