The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2085
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
1:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 274.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.78° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.33° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| 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.