The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2090
Waning Gibbous
86.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
9:22 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.4%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2069
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 | 223.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.24° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.70° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.