The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 17, 1992
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
6:39 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 191.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 289.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.94° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.