The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
9:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 234.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.14° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.49° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.