The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1967
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
2:01 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 548
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.04° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.15° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.