The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 17, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
5:43 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.5° / 344.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.34° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.91° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.