The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 17, 2195
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
2:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3368
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 | 93.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.76° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.82° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.