The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 2051
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
2:08 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 86.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.35° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.30° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| 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.