The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2079
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
7:27 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 196.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.04° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.30° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| 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.