The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2112
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
10:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.89° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.