The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2079
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
7:02 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.46° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.47° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.