The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
5:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 161.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.88° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.41° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.