The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 17, 2104
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
1:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.69° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.10° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.