The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2123
Waning Gibbous
63.7% 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
1:38 AM
11:23 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2477
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 | 254.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.46° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.54° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.