The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
4:45 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 139.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 24.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.12° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.24° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.