The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
4:17 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 821
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 | 145.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.14° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.68° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.