The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2150
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
10:24 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2811
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.41° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.73° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.