The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2131
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
9:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2576
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 | 235.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.28° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.