The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
3:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 108.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.80° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.21° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.