The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 17, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
5:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2132
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 | 160.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 352.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.54° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.69° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| 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.