The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 1954
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
5:41 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 177.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 313.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.53° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.