The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
3:19 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 685
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 | 116.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 49.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.32° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.05° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.