The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2098
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
7:30 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2169
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 | 207.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.90° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.27° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.