The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
4:35 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 121.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 34.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.30° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.62° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.