The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 17, 2138
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
3:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 94.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 52.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.56° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.02° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.