The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2052
Waning Gibbous
86.8% 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
11:54 PM
9:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 222.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.98° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.47° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.