The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2032
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:23 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1352
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° 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 | 90.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.47° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.90° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.