The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1914
Last Quarter
46.2% 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
2:21 AM
11:43 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -108
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.31° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.02° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.