The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2098
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
7:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2168
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 | 203.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 283.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.35° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.11° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.