The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2101
Waning Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
9:01 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2205
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 | 230.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.51° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.93° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.