The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 1986
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
2:22 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 783
Events on this date
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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 | 93.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.43° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.36° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.