The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 17, 2125
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
6:25 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2502
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:24 PM, is deepest at 9:14 PM and ends at 11:03 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.72° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.85° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.