The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2128
Waning Gibbous
92.7% 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
11:03 PM
8:40 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2539
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 281.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.12° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.14° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| 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.