The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2196
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
10:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3380
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 | 239.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.44° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.