The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2087
Full Moon
100.0% 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
8:57 PM
6:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2033
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:56 AM, is deepest at 11:52 AM and ends at 1:48 PM. Totality lasts from 11:04 AM to 12:40 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.05° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.