The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2185
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
8:42 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 211.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.21° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.35° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| 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.