The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 17, 2174
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
6:45 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3108
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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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 310.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.12° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.99° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.4° |
| 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.