The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1916
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
4:47 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -82
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.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.1° / 335.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.05° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.1° |
| 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.