The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 17
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 348.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.66° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.29° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.