The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2136
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
7:09 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 296.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.41° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.54° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.