The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2100
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:04 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 89.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.39° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.44° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| 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.