The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2070
First Quarter
49.4% 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
12:49 PM
2:15 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1822
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 | 89.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.19° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.51° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.