The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
3:30 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1254
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.96° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.08° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.