The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
3:23 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1724
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 | 113.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.04° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.70° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.