The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
6:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 957
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 328.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.68° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.33° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.