The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2057
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
7:31 PM
5:41 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 164.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -11.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.36° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.11° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| 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.