The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2032
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
2:00 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1353
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 6.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.16° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.71° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.