The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2087
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
6:26 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 176.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.59° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.