The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
5:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 252
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 | 151.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 8.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.98° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.67° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.