The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2184
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3232
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 | 89.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.69° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.37° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.05° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| 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.