The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
6:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2131
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 354.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.98° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.85° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.