The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 1992
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:41 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 857
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.93° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.