The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
3:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2329
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 | 105.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 47.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.19° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.20° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.