The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2109
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
8:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 212.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 280.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.77° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.33° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| 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.