The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 17, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
6:07 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3207
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 | 165.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 344.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -5.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.01° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.59° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| 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.