The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 17, 2068
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:25 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:00 AM, is deepest at 1:40 AM and ends at 3:19 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 301.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.78° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.28° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.