The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2188
Waning Gibbous
59.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
11:34 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3281
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 | 259.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.15° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.34° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.