The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2158
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 222.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.47° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.15° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.