The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2147
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:01 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.93° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.79° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.