The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 1979
Waning Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
11:39 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 252.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.60° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.30° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.