The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
6:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2601
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 | 157.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.75° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.45° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.