The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
5:39 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 142.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.08° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.99° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.