The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
6:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1093
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.17° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.