The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2089
First Quarter
47.4% 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
12:38 PM
2:06 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2057
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
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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 | 86.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.29° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.69° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| 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.