The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2009
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
12:38 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1067
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 | 271.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.86° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.33° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.