The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2166
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
8:17 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 203.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.13° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.57° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.