The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2033
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
8:59 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1365
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 | 218.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.19° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.69° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.