The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2068
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
6:33 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 180.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 317.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -13.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.72° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.6° |
| 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.